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| Date | Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:16:26 -0600 |
| From | Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> |
| To | "Steve Goodwin" <sgoodwin@cfl.rr.com> |
| Subject | Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python |
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On 2013-02-15 18:04, Steve Goodwin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking for the python2.7 function(s) to parse a string from a
> colon character ":"
>
> Sounds simple enough.
>
> For example, a string like "123456:789". I just need the "123456"
> substring.(left of the :)
>
> I have looked at regular expressions and string functions, so far
> no luck. Custom function required?
With just a single character, it sounds like you want something like
whole = "123456:789"
parts = whole.split(':') # or .split(':', 1)
interesting = parts[0]
No custom function needed.
-tkc
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Howto parse a string using a char in python "Steve Goodwin" <sgoodwin@cfl.rr.com> - 2013-02-15 18:04 -0500 Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2013-02-15 23:11 +0000 Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-02-15 17:16 -0600 Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python David Robinow <drobinow@gmail.com> - 2013-02-15 18:19 -0500 Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-02-15 23:20 +0000 Re: Howto parse a string using a char in python Gary Chambers <gwchamb@gwcmail.com> - 2013-02-15 18:13 -0500
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